SACRAMENTO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of firefighters in California are battling nearly two dozen wildfires across the state, the largest of which, the 65,000-acre Rocky fire, jumped a highway and busted through its containment line, fire officials said.
The Rocky fire, which is situated north of San Francisco and northwest of Sacramento in Lake, Colusa and Yolo counties, is about 12 percent contained, KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported. The massive blaze has destroyed 24 homes and 26 outbuildings since it started Wednesday, and it threatens another 7,000 structures, Cal Fire officials said.